hardcore

cameltoe · **hardcore -** 03-12-2003, 03:27 AM

[url:37294]http://www.wral.com/news/2022700/detail.html[/url:37294]
this guy is fukin hardcore , if i didnt have legs id prolly sit at home all the time and play foosball or just wheel the marathon

N0V4 · 03-12-2003, 03:32 AM

w00t! ON his HANDS?! What a champ.

Old Reliable · 03-12-2003, 03:33 AM

Wieland is no stranger to beating the odds. He spent more than three years crossing the United States on his hands. He went from Southern California to Washington, D.C., finishing at the Vietnam War Memorial, in front of the name of the medic who lost his life while running to help Wieland.

man stuff like that goes on and I dont even know about it...amazing

DeadBolt · 03-12-2003, 03:34 AM

Yeh I watched an entire video on this guy in my Strategies class. Lost his legs in Vietnam, then did the marathon, and walked across the entire country on his hands..
Legend.

Old Reliable · 03-12-2003, 03:35 AM

there was a guy in my high school football conference who had no legs but played linebacker I think

DeadBolt · 03-12-2003, 03:39 AM

How does that work? lol

cameltoe · 03-12-2003, 03:59 AM

i feel bad for laughing when i saw that but seriously how DOES that work, does he like roll around the field trying to trip ppl?

Old Reliable · 03-12-2003, 04:27 AM

damn what the hell i cant find the article it was only about a year old

Bazooka_Joe · 03-12-2003, 12:57 PM

26 Miles on his hands? Dosen't he know that crack needles are dropped and birds crap on the street? heh

In all seriousness, I wonder if he wore some sort of hand protection, gloves, custom sneakers, something like that.

DeadBolt · 03-12-2003, 02:39 PM

Yeah he did Joe, he had these really big glove things that go over the top of his knuckles, cuz thats what he uses to walk on. He also wears this really big padded thing that goes underneath his waist where his body ends that is strapped onto him.

[img]http://www.eaglestalent.com/talent/wieland.jpeg[/img]

[img]http://www.gearywhiting.com/dedication/dedication1fade.gif[/img]

Check this out if you have the time, it's really amazing his whole story. He's now a motivational speaker.

[quote:0c00b]
Bob Wieland’s life sparkles with courage and greatness. Born and raised in Greenfield, Wisconsin, he was an all-star athlete well on his way to a professional baseball career. Yet his life of almost-certain success was forever interrupted by a mortar round in Vietnam. While attempting to rescue a fallen comrade, he suffered the tragedy of losing both his legs. For many, a crippling injury of this magnitude would snuff out any hope. But in the face of overwhelming odds, Bob chose to focus on the challenges and victories he could see in his future. In his words, “I lost my legs, not my heart.” Harnessing that same commitment and energy which had driven him to success in athletics, Bob Wieland began to rebuild his life, One Step At A Time, which is quite appropriately the title of his autobiography.
Bob Wieland is a man who speaks about his challenges and victories, and addresses the central theme of his life, “Achievement And The Triumph Over Odds.” His passionate and motivating life refreshes and equips the listener to achieve higher aspirations. His personal and uncluttered style inspires individuals where it matters most, at the heart.

As a nationally known speaker, Bob has accepted thousands of invitations to share his story. He has been featured on numerous occasions on many nationally televised programs and in the leading print media. As a member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, his numerous honors include 1994 People Magazine's “One of the Six Most Amazing Americans of the Past 20 Years,” and the prestigious Victory Award. His personal accomplishments include his walk across America (3 years, 8 months & 6 days); the only double amputee to complete the grueling Ironman Triathalon in Kona, Hawaii; and former world record holder in the bench press with a best lift of 507 pounds.
[/quote:0c00b]

I couldn't find a big bio on him, but there is much more. Yeh. Thought some of you might be interested

cameltoe · 03-12-2003, 02:41 PM

that guy has a bigger upper body than arkan ed:

Sgt. Pepper. · 03-12-2003, 02:44 PM

Yeah he's been on the news here all week. It was a pretty covered story for a city that sensationalizes everything.